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Rejigging retirement income: First Sentier Investors

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2020
... Minbatiwala said that retirement income solutions were relatively easy in an old regime where there were higher interest rates and a number of asset classes providing sufficient level of income to meet the needs. "Now the challenge has changed and what ...

Housing values continue to slide

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
... the end of March next year, Lawless believes the medium term outlook remains skewed to the downside. "Record low interest rates, government support and loan repayment holidays for distressed borrowers have helped to insulate the housing market from a ...

Gold rally continues to hit new highs

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... cash or government bonds as an alternative store of value has collapsed again thanks to the renewed collapse in interest rates and bond yields," Oliver added. Gold therefore has further upside, he said, until central banks start to tighten and bond yields ...

Chief economist update: Gold 2000

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
... responded to the survey thought that global bank gold holdings would increase." And why wouldn't they? With interest rates at near-zero, zero, or even negative, the opportunity cost of holding gold is basically nil. The still uncertain outlook brought ...

Chief economist update: Second wave comes to Japan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
... will not hesitate to take additional easing measures if necessary, and also it expects short- and long-term policy interest rates to remain at their present or lower levels."

No such thing as a free lunch: Lowe

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
... to stick to its own plan, it also reviewed some alternative monetary policy options, one of which was negative interest rates. "There has been no change to the board's view that negative interest rates in Australia are extraordinarily unlikely. Our ...

Xinja dabbles in US stocks

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
... Xinja founder and chief executive Eric Wilson said Dabble offers investors an alternative option in a time when interest rates remains low. "We are offering low cost, easy access via the Dabble platform, and the option to buy a portion of a share, which ...

Chief economist update: BOJ takes breather on stimulus sprint

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
... will not hesitate to take additional easing measures if necessary, and also it expects short- and long-term policy interest rates to remain at their present or lower levels." This is understandable given the sprint of policy stimulus measures the Japanese ...

RBA prepares to scale up bond buying

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020
The Reserve Bank of Australia kept interest rates steady at its July meeting but said it is standing ready to scale-up its bond buying purchases again to ensure bond markets remain functional. The RBA board decided to maintain the current policy settings ...

Chief economist update: A tale of two quarters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020
... March to a record high of 14.7% the following month - and companies forced into lockdown. Meanwhile, the Fed took interest rates lower - to 0 - 0.25% -- while at the same time ramping up its balance sheet with purchases of Treasuries and mortgage-back ...